BANGKOK, Dec 13 (TNA) — The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has included “Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massage” in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Nuad Thai is Thailand’s second cultural heritage to receive the listing after its “Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand” was listed […]
Thailand is one of nine new members elected to the World Heritage Committee at the 22nd General Assembly of the State Parties to the WHC meeting, being held from November 27th to the 28th at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The other new members are Egypt, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Oman, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia and South […]
BAKU (AZERBAIJAN), July 1 (TNA) – The World Heritage Committee has opened its annual meeting as Thailand has two heritage entries unofficially listed at the World Heritage Centre. Representing Thailand, Raweewon Bhuridej, secretary-general of the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, said that the ensemble of temple ruins namely Prasat Phanom Rung, […]
BANGKOK, 30th November 2018 (NNT) – The Department of Cultural Promotion has set out plans to promote the Thai Khon performance throughout 2019 after it was accepted by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Minister of Culture Weera Rojpojanarat said today he had received a report from the Department of Cultural Promotion’s Director-General […]
BANGKOK, 14th September 2018 (NNT) – The World Heritage Committee has given its approval to proposals to acknowledge cultural heritage sites throughout Chiang Mai, which is to submit a request for UNESCO World Heritage status this September 30. Khun Sirikitiya Jensen led the drafting of an action plan for the development and preservation of historic […]
BANGKOK, 19th February 2017 (NNT) – The government is keen to list a popular tourist destination in Chiang Mai as a World Heritage Site. Amidst myriad tourist destinations known to travelers, the Pha Chor Canyon or Grand Canyon of Thailand is one of the oldest and is believed to be millions of years old. Full […]
NAKHON PHANOM, 31 January 2017 (NNT) – Nakhon Phanom province is preparing to renovate and promote Wat Phra That Phanom, before submitting it for review as a UNESCO world heritage site. At a meeting hosted by Nakhon Phanom University, Deputy Governor Paitoon Rakprathet claimed that Wat Phra That Phanom has both historical and religious significance. […]
Thailand will try to push for traditional Thai massage to be included in Unesco’s list of world’s cultural heritage, said Dr Boonruang Trairuangworawat, director-general of Health Service Support Department, on Wednesday. He disclosed that at a recent discussion on the matter among representatives of the Health Service Support Department, the Department for Development of Thai […]
